Crypto market drowns in red as bitcoin falls to $68,000
Traders are bracing for a heavy week of macroeconomic events, including Fed minutes and the core PCE inflation report.
Strategy says it can withstand a bitcoin price drop to $8,000 and still cover its roughly $6 billion in net debt.
The world's largest corporate holder of BTC is making its belief known.
February 16, 2026, 9:00 amXRP recorded $1.2 billion in 24-hour trading volume across top exchanges in South Korea, outpacing BTC and ETH locally by a wide margin.
February 16, 2026, 8:43 amTraders are bracing for a heavy week of macroeconomic events, including Fed minutes and the core PCE inflation report.
If Bitcoin posts a loss at the end of this month, it will also mark Bitcoin’s first time ending both January and February in the red.
BTC’s recent recovery may be hiding a dangerous signal. The Bitcoin price bounced nearly 9% between February 12 and February 15, giving the impression that the worst of the correction was over. But the rebound is already weakening.
Bitcoin's futures basis has widened amid retail dip buying surges, but one expert warns the setup may end in an "over-leveraged shakeout."
Standard Chartered slashed its cryptocurrency price targets, warning bitcoin could slide toward $50,000 and ethereum near $1,400 in the coming months before a projected rebound, signaling mounting pressure across digital assets despite a resilient long-term outlook.
Bitcoin price failed to stay above $70,000 and started another decline. BTC is now trading below $68,800 and might extend losses in the near term. Bitcoin is slowly moving lower below $69,500 and $69,200. The price is trading near $68,400 and the 100 hourly simple moving average.
Strategy’s CEO reveals when selling bitcoin could become a real consideration, confronting a $17 billion paper loss, outlining how the company would respond to a severe and prolonged crypto collapse. Strategy CEO Discusses $17B Loss and When Selling Bitcoin Could Become a Real Question Strategy Inc.
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Strategy signaled another potential bitcoin purchase after Michael Saylor posted a cryptic “99>98” message, fueling speculation the company is expanding its massive BTC treasury as institutional investors closely track its aggressive accumulation strategy. Saylor’s ’99>98′ Sparks Buzz That Strategy Is Loading up on More Bitcoin Strategy Inc.